SRI LANKA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	19,090	3	9,456	+ 9,633
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,898	1	26,304	- 12,406
Tuberculosis	3	11,679	25	769	+ 10,910
Stroke	4	9,118	6	6,805	+ 2,313
Liver Disease	5	4,509	17	1,303	+ 3,206
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,406	8	5,117	- 711
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,288	28	605	+ 3,683
Asthma	8	4,189	7	6,471	- 2,282
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,288	9	4,200	- 912
Kidney Disease	10	3,026	5	6,858	- 3,832
Low Birth Weight	11	2,700	29	536	+ 2,164
Lung Cancers	12	2,533	12	1,775	+ 758
Falls	13	2,346	23	964	+ 1,382
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,069	2	12,460	- 10,391
Birth Trauma	15	1,890	44	193	+ 1,697
Suicide	16	1,816	10	2,977	- 1,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,639	53	49	+ 1,589
Hypertension	18	1,477	20	1,055	+ 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,428	4	6,939	- 5,510
Cervical Cancer	20	1,391	26	762	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,376	22	989	+ 387
Other Injuries	22	1,169	14	1,529	- 361
Drownings	23	1,063	27	731	+ 333
Oral Cancer	24	981	11	2,893	- 1,912
Stomach Cancer	25	974	16	1,321	- 347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	825	24	911	- 87
Breast Cancer	27	733	15	1,383	- 650
Maternal Conditions	28	690	48	96	+ 594
Encephalitis	29	623	61	10	+ 612
Epilepsy	30	617	39	269	+ 348
Malnutrition	31	597	54	43	+ 553
Lymphomas	32	542	21	1,027	- 485
Parkinson's Disease	33	537	45	168	+ 369
HIV/AIDS	34	520	55	39	+ 481
Violence	35	497	31	499	- 2
Leukemia	36	472	18	1,155	- 683
Ovary Cancer	37	413	37	281	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	38	347	13	1,544	- 1,197
Poisonings	39	335	49	93	+ 241
Pertussis	40	320	59	15	+ 305
Pancreas Cancer	41	314	43	214	+ 101
Skin Cancers	42	282	52	58	+ 224
Meningitis	43	266	46	146	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	44	229	34	432	- 202
Endocrine Disorders	45	182	32	462	- 281
Liver Cancer	46	181	19	1,090	- 910
Appendicitis	47	156	64	5	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	48	153	35	425	- 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	135	56	38	+ 97
Fires	50	130	41	239	- 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	122	60	11	+ 111
Alcohol	52	118	51	82	+ 36
Tetanus	53	95	57	27	+ 67
Syphilis	54	95	58	15	+ 80
Dengue	55	85	47	131	- 46
Hepatitis B	56	82	62	6	+ 77
Drug Use	57	66	40	257	- 191
Prostate Cancer	58	60	30	507	- 447
Measles	59	43	77	0	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	60	40	42	218	- 178
Other Neoplasms	61	35	50	86	- 51
Leishmaniasis	62	27	73	0	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	69	2	+ 25
Hepatitis C	64	20	75	0	+ 20
War	65	17	38	280	- 263
Upper Respiratory	66	17	66	5	+ 12
Skin Disease	67	12	36	293	- 281
Chlamydia	68	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	72	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Nepal

Sri Lanka

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.